steadied start, pulled hard, tracked leading trio, headway on outside 5f out, went 2nd 4f out, upsides hard held 2f out, nudged into lead over 1f out, soon clear unextended
slowly away, well behind, went poor 4th over 1f out
chased leader, led over 4f out, ridden and joined 2f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner
chased leading pair until outpaced over 4f out, went 3rd again 3f out, no chance with leading duo final 2f
led, clear 7f out until over 5f out, headed over 4f out, weakened 3f out, tailed off
SYRIAN has won his last two starts in similar company over the extended mile here. This extra furlong should be no problem and Ian Williams' charge can land his hat trick at the chief expense of Faithful Ruler. The latter finished runner-up to the selection last time but looks unlikely to take revenge despite re-opposing on slightly better terms. Ahlawy and Countess Salome have both gone off the boil of late, but Dream Of Fortune can do better back at this level without looking good enough to win.
Syrian Evensfav (8-10) Dwelt, tracked leading pair 7f out, hard ridden to lead inside final furlong, cajoled and ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (6) pol beating Faithful Ruler (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Ahlawy (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, headway to 3rd over 6f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 13l behind Noguchi (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Faithful Ruler (USA) 9-2 (8-11) Led, headed over 6f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Syrian (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (6) pol.
Dream of Fortune (IRE) 11-1 (8-2) Keen in touch, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 9, 14l behind Snow Dancer (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Countess Salome (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, some headway 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 6th of 9, 14l behind Steed (9-3) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.